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28 Grocery Store Vocabulary - Speak English With Vanessa
28 Grocery Store Vocabulary - Speak English With Vanessa
28 Grocery Store Vocabulary - Speak English With Vanessa
Get ready to speak confidently with these English grocery store expressions. I recommend
reading these sample sentences out loud and using the blank space on the last page to answer
my challenge question using the vocabulary. Thanks so much for learning English with me!
Your teacher,
Vanessa
A shopping cart/ A cart/ A buggy : the item you push and put your food in
Free snack for kids: most grocery stores offer this to children
My kids love to get a free snack, usually a piece of fruit, before shopping.
You should put fresh produce in the fridge to make it last longer.
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To produce: [pro-DUCE] to create something
The bagged lemons are a better deal than the single lemons.
You should buy concert tickets in advance. It’s a better deal.
I don’t know which bag of potatoes I should get. There are so many to choose from!
I love all these flowers. There are so many to choose from! How can I possibly
choose?
These bananas are on sale for only $2 for the whole bag!
Is this table for sale?
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The deli counter: where you can buy “lunch meat” or “sliced meat and cheese”
This locally made hummus is tasty, but I also like supporting a local business.
Locally made cheese is extremely expensive where I live.
If you want to buy a nice steak, you should get a fresh cut of meat.
“I’d like two pounds of ground beef, please.”
For making hamburgers, it’s okay to get pre-packaged meat.
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We gotta get some…: we need to buy…
A case: a closed container; if it’s cold or frozen, you can also say “the freezer”
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We’re/ I’m looking for…: something that you want to buy
Can I help you? -Yes, I’m looking for a nice dress to wear to a dinner.
We’re looking for some plain, whole milk yogurt.
Flavored VS Plain/ Low fat VS Whole milk VS Grass Fed: different types of milk or yogurt
options
The yogurt is expensive. Are you sure that we need it that bad?
It’s pouring rain outside and you want to drive to the grocery store? Can’t you wait until
the rain stops?
-No, we have no more coffee. I need to get it now.
-Oh, I see, I guess if we need it that bad, you should go right away.
I splurged and bought sparkling water. I know it’s a splurge, but it’s fun to drink.
If you splurge too much, you might have a problem with money!
Hard liquor/ Liquor (ABC) store: vodka, whiskey, etc. and a special store that sells it
I need to get some more gardening gloves. Mine have holes in all the fingers!
Do we need to get some more milk already?
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The point of…: the goal or purpose of something
This will save me a trip to…: you don’t need to go to another store
If I can buy gardening gloves at the grocery store, it will save me a trip to the hardware
store.
I decided to buy the books online. It would save me a trip to the bookstore.
The grocery store/ Groceries: the word Americans often use instead of “supermarket”
The check out (counter)/ To check out: where you buy your items
There’s a long line at the checkout counter, so I decided to go to the self checkout.
We got everything we needed. I think we’re ready to check out.
Watch out for the snacks and junk food lining the checkout line.
It’s a good idea to rarely eat junk food.
Do you mind if I finish this project tomorrow? I have an appointment this afternoon.
Do you mind if I reschedule our meeting?
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Paper or plastic?: a common question when you’re checking out
To scan: to put the code on the item in front of the laser so that it beeps
Membership/ Discount/ Loyalty card: a card that gives you discounts at a store
Cash or card?/ Cash or credit?: a common question when you’re checking out
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Automatic doors: doors that move without touching them
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Vanessa’s Challenge Question
Use the space below to write a few sentences answering this question: Describe the last time
that you went to the grocery store. What did you do?
Sample answer: The last time that I went to the grocery store was on Tuesday. I had to buy a
few things in the produce section, like some loose broccoli and a bag of potatoes. Then I went
to the deli and got some lunch meat. The last thing I had to do was buy some pre-packaged
chicken, but I went down the wrong aisle and saw all of the chocolate. I decided to splurge and
buy some dark chocolate. When I checked out, I used my own bag and paid with my card. After
I loaded the groceries in the car, I took a bite of the chocolate.
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